The State of Yaw-Way is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 35.48 billion Yaw-Wayians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. The average income tax rate is 67.7%.

The strong Yaw-Wayian economy, worth a remarkable 1,820 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is 51,318 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government is cutting back on the number of political prisoners executed each year, citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, Yaw-Way has designated Westminster as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Yaw-Way in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yaw-Way's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yaw-Way is ranked 119,481^st in the world and 79^th in Ancient Lands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.75 law-abiding acts per hour.